Scholarly or Creative Achievement Award

The award for scholarly or creative achievement is available to recognize outstanding faculty
performance at the University of Michigan-Flint.  Carrying a stipend of $1,000, this award may be made to full-time
lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, or full professors. This honor need not be
awarded every year.

Eligibility

Full-time faculty members who have been with the University for a minimum of three years are
eligible to be nominated.

An individual would normally be excluded from consideration for this award for any of the
following reasons:

  • He/she holds a continuing administrative or non-teaching appointment of one third or
    more.
  • He/she holds an administrative appointment above the level of department chair.
  • He/she is the current David M. French Professor.
  • He/she is a current member of the SASE.
  • He/she has received this award within the past five years.


Nominations

Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, or students and should be sent to Quamrul Mazumder, Chair of the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee, c/o the Office of the Provost in Room 229, University Pavilion. Nominations for this award are due January 23, 2013 and the supporting documentation deadline is Thursday, March 7, 2013. The nomination packet will be kept active for three academic years.

Required Supporting Documentation

  • Nominee's vita.
  • Letter of support from appropriate department chair (dean/area coordinator in the case of SOM, director in the case of SASE).
  • Candidate's statement for a general audience (maximum 750 words) about research program and its significance in the candidate's field.
  • A copy of each book written (if applicable) and up to five representative publications (articles, books) or creative work (such as art slides).
  • Up to three letters from peers (internal or external) that address the scholarly activity of the nominee.

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